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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JULIUS C. DRUCKLIEB, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., AND GASPAR SIMON, OF RIDGEFIELDPARK, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNORS, BY DIRECT AND MESNE ASSIGNMENTS', T0CHARLES A. DRUCKLIEB, OF STAPLETON, NEW YORK.

GIGARETTE-TIPPING MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr; 11, 1911.

Application filed February 12, 1910. Serial No. 543,564.

To all whom it may concern: r

Be it known that we, JULIUS C. DRUCK- LIEB, of New York, in the countyof Kings and StateA of New York, and GASPAR SIMON, of Ridgefield Park,in the county of Bergen and State of New Jersey, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in Cigarette-Tipping Machines, of which thefollowing is a specification.

The present invention relates to machines for applying cork or othermaterial to the ends of individual cigarettes to form a mouth piece ortip, and as cork is usually used for tipping material we will hereafterrefer to the tipping material as cork.

Various attempts have been made to produce a machine for applying tipsto cigarettes. In most cases the attempts have been entirelyunsuccessful, while in others they have been only partially successful,producing many properly tipped cigarettes while causing such a number ofdiscards that the value of the attempts have always been doubtful. Inorder to meet the very exacting requirements of the trade the tips mustbe placed even and straight on the cigarettes, they must all be of thesame proportion, the seams of the tips must be uniform and the machinemust be capable of turning out a quantity of work. Previous attemptshave been more or less failures be cause the device for applying thetips about the ends of the cigarettes usually consisted of movableelements which change their direction of movement, such as rocking,oscillating or reciprocating elements, all of which have been slow andinaccurate and noisy in their opera-tion.

The purpose of the present invention is to provide a machine wherein thecigarettes, when in contact with the cork which is to form the tip, arecarried by a tape or belt through reverse, alternately operating foldingelements which will cause the free ends of the tip to be pressed uponthe cigarette to cause the tip which has been previously supplied withpaste, to adhere about the cigarette to form an even, properly appliedtip.

The present invention comprises improvements extending over the entiremachine, from the hopper to which the cigarettes are supplied by hand,to the device for completing the application of the tip and while manyof the elements and combinations are susceptible of separate use theentire machine as a whole has produced very satisfactory results.

The cigarettes are placed by hand in a hopper or reservoir from whichthey are fed singly by a novel and efficient device which will feed acigarette at each operation to a carrier and which will not injure thecigarettes and will deliver but one to the carrier at each operation,thereby preventing the cigarettes from overloading the carrier. Thecarrier which receives the cigarettes from the hopper transmits thecigarettes step by step to a tip )ing mechanism and consists of movableanc stationary elements coperating to produce a step by step travel ofthe cigarettes, whereby they will be successively presented to thetipping mechanism andthe carrying or conveying device embodies novelimprovements which eliminate many of the objections of othermechanisms.` The carrier presents the cigarettes laterally to a positionfor a primary engagement with a piece of pasted tipping material whichis fed from a continuous strip, and when the tip and cigarette have beenbrought into proper relation with each other the cigarette is releasedand is carried by a continuous tape or belt through a folder having re`verse folding plates which will reversely bend the free ends of the tipupon the cigarette and alternately, so that the tip will surround thecigarette and the ends will overlap to form a seam. The belt' (as thepropelling means will be termed herein) is flexible and adapted to takethe curve of the folder, so as to properly engage the cigarette toproduce sutlicient contact with the cigarette and tip to propel themthrough the folder. The contact of the cigarette and partially appliedtip with the propelling belt causes them to be propelled evenly andprevents the partially applied tip from moving on the cigarette whilethey are being propelled through the folder, so that the tip,-

once properly positioned flush with the end of the cigarette, will notbe displaced while the tipping is being completed. lVe prefer to makethe folder of stationary elements, so that all unnecessary movements inthe tipping device may be avoided. It is desirable that the propellingbelt move continuously as otherwise an intermittent movement would causethe cigarettes to be displaced on the belt when they are left free totravel therewith; and if the belt stops while the cigarettes rest freelythereon the belt would have to start slowly each time to overcome theinertia of the cigarette without displacing it thereon. For this reasonthe belt has been made to travel continually, while the cigarettes areplaced thereon one by one and once they begin to move with the belttheir movement is uniform and continuous in one direction. Ve thereforeprefer to feed the cork or other tipping material primarily over astationary element, here shown as a plate, which is disposed near thepropelling belt and the cigarettes as they are fed singly by the carrierare positioned with relation to the cork and a contact therewith iscaused, when the cigarette is released and its frictional contact withthe propelling belt causes it to travel, with the tip in partial contacttherewith, through the folder where the application of the tip iscompleted. 1n moving with the belt the cigarette makes way for anothercigarette and tip and this operation continues and the lmachine may beoperated at a good speed.

There are novel features in the knife action and in the various detailsthroughout the machine.

It is necessary in producing a cigarette f of good appearance, to applythe tip to the cigarette so that the seam of the tip will come on thesame side of the cigarette as the seam of the cigarette, and on the sideopposite the brand or other marking, but as the cigarettes are placed inbulk in the hopper they are apt to be fed by the carrier with eitherside up and we have therefore provided means for acting upon thecigarettes intermediate the hopper and the tipping mechanism for turningthe cigarettes whenever necessary, so that the cigarettes will be sopositioned when presented to the tipping device that the seam of the tipwill come on the same side of each cigarette.

The present description it will be understood deals with oval cigaretteswhich is now the standard shape. As the cigarettes when moving along thecarrier may come with one side or the other up, it is necessary to t-urnover only some of the cigarettes. 1t may be that several consecutivecigarettes will have to be turned, while again a number may appear inthe right position and to turn the several cigarettes by hand would 4bevery unsatisfactory and yet, owing to the fact that the positions cannot be predetermined it is not possible to have the machine operateentirely automatically. It is therefore necessary that the turningdevice be at lea-st initiated by manual operation.

Ve have therefore produced a simple and efficient device which will actsingly upon the several cigarettes, in a given position,

initiated by hand, but operated by the machine itself. rhe object ofthis is that while the turning of the cigarettes is initiated by handthe exact moment of turning is determined by the machine, so as to turnthe cigarettes when in a position suitable there for. 1f the operatorperceives several cigarettes in consecutive positions all of which haveto be turned the operator simply presses a plunger and holds it down,when each cigarette as it comes to a given position will beautomatically turned over, and each cigarette will be turned so long asthe plunger is depressed.

In the present invention there are many features of improvement in thedetails of the machine as will appear hereinafter.V

1n the drawings forming a part of this application, Figure 1 is a planview of the preferred embodiment of our invention, Fig. 2 is a frontelevation of the machine, Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the same, withsome parts omitted or broken away, Fig. 4 is an enlarged plan of part ofthe carrier and the mechanism for positioning the cigarettes on the tip,Fig. 5 is a section taken on the line 5-5 of Fig. 1, Fig. 6 is a sectionof part of the same mechanism shown in Fig. 5, showing the parts in adifferent position, Fig. 7 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional viewtaken on the line 7 7 of Fig. 41, Fig. 8 is a similar view including thepasting device and cork feeder, Fig. 9 is a longitudinal sectional viewof a portion of the machine, Fig. 10 is a cross section showing part ofthe mechanism for positioning the cigarettes, Fig. 11 is a plan view ofthe folder, Fig. 12 is a longitudinal section thereof, taken on the line12-12 of Fig. 11, Fig. 13 is an inverted plan view of the last part ofthe folder showing the plate which nally wipes cr presses the tip seam,Figs. 14; and 15 are end views of each end of the folder, Figs. 16 and17 are cross sections of the folder on the line 16-16 of Fig. 9, showingthe same before and during the passage of a cigarette therethrough,respectively and, Figs. 18 and 19 are cross sections of the holderstaken on the lines 1818 and 19--19 respectively of Fig. 9.

1n describing the present invention we will take up the various parts ofthe mechanism in the order of their operation, following the cigarettefrom the time it is introduced into thehopper until it emerges from themachine completely tipped land ready for packing.

The various mechanisms are shown supported upon a suitable base 1,directly, and through the instrumentality of various standards whichwill be apparent from the drawings and the supporting members may bevaried to suit the requirements.

The cigarettes, in quantities, are placed in therefrom for supplying themachine and thoug'h the shape of this hopper may be changed we prefer touse that shown, wherein the bottom gradually slants downward toward thefront, where the casing is provided with an opening for the delivery ofthe cigarettes. There are several shafts 4, 5, 6, and 11, which aremounted in what we consider a posit-ion longitudinally of the 1.0machine, but laterally of the cigarette feeding mechanism, which areoperated from a source of power as will appear and which are geared torun in synchronism with each other. The shaft 5 is operated from `the 15shaft 4 through the intermediate shaft 12,

which is `operated by shaft 4 by miter gears 7, and which in turnoperates shaft 5 through the miter gears 8. The shaft 5 in turn isprovided with a sprocket 9 and the shaft 11 with a sprocket 10; and achain 13, traveling over these sprockets causes the shaft 11 to bedriven from shaft 5. The shaft 6 is also provided with, a sprocket 14with which the chain 13 engages whereby this shaft is operated by thechain.

As the cigarettes move down the bottom l5 of the hopper they areermitted to pass through the opening 3 to t ie outer shelf 16, by meansof a reciprocating door or cut oft' 17, which travels up and down intracks 18, on the front of the hopper; and this cut ott' is preferablycurved at 19 so as not to injure the cigarettes by having its lower edgestrike the cigarettes straight. The shaft 20 suitably supported belowthe hopper forms a support for a rocking frame, consisting of the arms21, connected by a cross piece 22, which is j ournaled upon the shaft 20and on which the frame rocks. The arms 21 carry 40 a curved raising'plate or lifter 23, which travels in the arc of a circle and movesbetween a guard 25 and the lower end of the shelf 16 and in its lowestposition the upper grooved edge 24 is low enough to receive thecigarettes as they come down the shelf, the plate 23 then rises,carrying the cigarettes one at a time upward at each operation. Therocking frame is operated from the shaft 11 by means of a cam 26 on thelatter which engages a roller 27 on the arm 28 of the frame, causing theforward end of the frame to rock and carry a cigarette from the shelf416 up to the carrier, upon the grooved top 24 of the plate 23. The dooror cut ott 17 is preferably operated in conjunction with the movableframe and we have therefore provided arms 29, connected by a cross bar30, which engages under the bent over plate 31, of the door or cut offfor the purpose of raising the same; and they are also connected byanother cross bar 32, which is fulcrumed to the arms 21 of the movableframe, to be operated therewith. As the movable frame rocks it moves thebars 29, 30, upward and the latter engaging the plate 31 moves the cutoff 17 upwardly enough to permit one cigarette to discharge through theopening of the hopper, down the shelf 16 and on the lifting plate. Uponeach downward movement of the bar 30 the cut 70 olf is free to return byits own gravity which will be sufficient to cut oft' the cigarettes inthe hopper, but will not injure the cigarettes. The coperation of thecut of and rocking frame causes the former to be properly timed. Ascigarettes, especially oval shape, are apt to forni a bridge near thedischarge opening we have provided a novel device for agitating thecigarettes near the hopper discharge opening which will not injure thecigarettes, but which will prevent clogging or bridging. For thispurpose we have provided plates 33, which are united by the cross bars36, to form a unit; and these plates, lying under the slanting bottom ofthe hopper are provided with jaws 34 and 35, which engage the cam 37 onshaft 11 and the cam 38 on the shaft G respectively and which supportthe plates 33. The rotation of the cam 38, impart-s a movement to theplates 33, which latter, projecting through the apertures 39, in thebottom of the hopper agitates the cigarettes near the point of dischargeto prevent clogging; and to facilitate such action the edges of theplates 33 95 where they pass through the hopper bottom are serrated at40.

As the cigarettes are raised one at a time by the rocking frame they arereceived upon a carrier or conveyer which conveys the cigarettes singly,step by step, to a tipping device. The carrier consists of stationaryand movable platforms, the latter being adapted to raise the cigarettesand convey them along the stationary platform by a step by stepmovement.

The stationary platform consists of parallel 'plates 41, with transversegrooves 42. for receiving the cigarettes thereacross and the grooves arearranged at regular intervals along the stationary platform beginning ata point near the movable raising frame and terminating near the tippingmechanism. The movable part of the carrier consists of a platform 43,which preferably lies between the two stationary platforin plates and itis also provided with grooves 44 on top to receive the cigarettescrosswise and they correspond with the grooves in the stationaryplatform, with which at one period of operation they are adapted toaline'.

The movable platform is operated by mechanism which will impart arectangular movement thereto, whereby the same will have as littlemovement as possible. As previously stated, the movable platform isprovided with grooves for receiving the cigarettes and they are spacedapart the same distance as the grooves on the stationary platform. Themovable platform is preferably made of less width than the length of thecigarettes, and its rear end is adapted to pass through the cut out 45of the guard 25 and the cut out 46 of the raising member 28, until thegroove on the end of the movable platform alines with the groove of themember 23, when the latter is raised.

It will be observed that there are provided cams 47 and 48, on theshafts 4 and 5 of a peculiar shape, for the purpose of imparting arectangular movement to the movable platform. The movable platform isshown provided with pockets for these cams which to a certain extentcorrespond to each other, but which we prefer to construct so, thatwhile both cams operate to produce the up and down movement of theplatform only one operates to produce the longitudinal movement, therebymaking the movement smooth. One of these prockets consists of dependingplates 49 on opposite sides of the cam which simply guides the platform,while the face 50 rests upon the periphery of cam 48 and is actuated bythe latter, but as it only engages the cam at one place at a time it issimply raised and lowered by it, though it naturally follows the movableplatform in other movements imparted by the other cam. rlhe cams 47 and48 are preferably so formed that they will not impart an eccentricmovement to the platform, but will move the same rectangularly. Thesecond cam pocket consists of plates 51, which simply guide the platformthe same as the plates 49. rEhe interior of this pocket is provided witha plurality of cam faces. There is a top, flat cam face 52, and uprightflat cam faces 53, 54, which cooperate with the cam 47 to produce therectangular movement of the movable platform. Vhen the cams move, thecam 47, operating on its several cam faces produces a movement in thecarrier first to the left in Fig. 5, on a plane below the plane of thestationary platform, until the movable platform comes to the positionshown in full lines in Fig. 6. In doing this the rear end of theplatform passes under the cigarette 55, on the lifter 28, until one ofthe grooves of the platform comes under the cigarette. A. continuationof the movement of the cams causes the movable platform to movevertically until it assumes the position shown in dotted lines in Fig.6. In doing so the platform lifts the cigarette from the lifter 23 andif there are any cigarettes in the grooves of the stationary platformthey will be raised also, being carried in the grooves of the movableplatform. The next movement imparted by the cams will be to the right,equal to the distance between two consecutive grooves, and the movementwill be a longitudinal one. Upon the termination of the longitudinalmovement the movable platform will ride 1 down vertically upon the camsin its advanced position. 1n doing so the cigarette which was j ustremoved from the lifter will be deposited in the first groove of thestationary platform and any cigarettes lifted from the stationaryplatform will be replaced in the next succeeding groove to the right, ortoward the front of the machine. rlfhis operation is continuallyrepeated, and the cigarettes are thus conveyed from the source of supplyto the tipping device. The rectangular movement of the movable platformis a decided improvement as it materially reduces the extent of movementof the movable platform, making its action smooth, and the grooves inthe carrier may be placed close to each other.

It is possible -that in feeding cigarettes to the carrier the raisingplate 23 will sometimes carry up more than one cigarette at a time andwe have provided means for preventing this. For this purpose we haveprovided rods 56 fulcrumed at one end and carrying on their forward endsa cross plate 57 which swings freely thereon and which trips on theprojections 59 on the carrier. The arms 56 swing freely and rest uponpins 58. Should more than oney cigarette at a time be fed in the rstgroove of the movable platform the plate 57 in tripping over theprojections 59 will throw any cigarette other than the one intended tobe fed back, to be fed singly; and without dislodging the cigarette inthe first groove of the platform.

As previously stated we have provided a device for turning over thecigarettes whenever they are improperly positioned as they come on thecarrier and as this device acts upon the cigarettes while they are onthe carrier we will here describe such device.

We preferably provide extensions 60 on the stationary platform forguiding the cigarette during the turning over action and this may beconsidered as the turning station for the cigarettes. We have provided alever 61, which is preferably provided with a rod 62 by which it ismanually operated by the operator, and the lever is connected with ashaft 63 which it is adapted to rock. The shaft 68 carries rearwardlyextending arms 64, preferably under the carrier, to which is secured afloating shaft 65, the latter being disposed laterally under thecarrier; and there are rocking arms or levers 66, carried by thefloating shaft. These arms or levers 66 are adapted to be operated bythe machine, preferably by the carrier itself and to cause the cigaretteto be turned in the carrier whenever the operating lever 61 isdepressed. rlhe nose 67 of the levers 66 are so positioned that they maybe engaged by the pins 68 on the movable platform or carrier whenpositioned for that purpose. The other end 69 of the levers 66 arecarried forward of the lever fulcrum, preferably,

`exerts a torsional stress upon the shaft (53 for the purpose ofretaining the parts in the position shown in Fig. 3, which is the normalor inactive position. A nose 7l on the levers `66, `projecting under theshaft 63, limit-the swing of the lever in one direction and the springs62, on the shaft rest upon the shaft G3 and cushion the downwardmovement of the lever. If the operator sees `that ,the cigarette whichis about to be moved to the groove between the projections 60 is wronglypositioned, he simply depresses the rod VG2 and holds it there until thecigarette is `turned over to present the correct side up, and if severalsuccessive cigarettes are about to appear at the turning station whichrequire turning he `simply holds the rod G2 until all the cigaretteshave been turned when he releases lit and the cigarettes then feed intheir original position until the rod is again depressed.

The operation of the turner is such that the operator simply initiatesthe turner, while the machine itself performs the turning operation.Depressing the rod 62 oscillates the shaft 63, and the rocking of thearms 64 therewith moves the shaft 65 upward until the pins (i8 on themovable carrier will engage the nose 67 of the turning lever upon the`movement of the latter to the left in Fig. 5. This engagement willcause the levers 66 to be rocked on their shaft and the ends 69 of theselevers strike one side of the middle of the oval cigarette in the turn-Iing station and this causes the cigarette to be turned a half turnwithout displacing it from its groove. If the operating lever isretained down by the operator the movable carrier will engage, throughthe pins 68 the nose of the levers 66 on each operation and will turneach cigarette as it is fed in the turning station, until the initiatinglever is released by the operator. It will be apparent that the turningaction is properly timed with relation to the position of the cigaretteand the operator does not have to be as exact in timing the initiationof the turner as if he really did the turning. The turning is reallydone by the machine, but initiated bythe operator, and the operation istimed by the carrier, the very action of which it should correspondwith.

lVhen the cigarette travels the length of the stationary platform it isfinally taken by the movable element of the carrier and is placed `inposition to be tipped. lVhen the cigarette is taken `from the lastgroove in the stationary platform it is carried in the groove 72 of themovable platform, when it will be lowered into the tipping device. As

`the cigarette goes down there is a swinging member 73, resilicntlysupported from an arm 74 on the shaft 75, which presses the cigaretteagainst. the upper knife and the lip 7 (S on the member 73 sustains thecigarette in the air slightly above the propelling belt and the tipreceiving plate as shown in Fig. 8. The cigarette is thus suspendedwhile the cork strip is being fed under the end of it and being cut toprovide a piecel sufficient to form a tip for the cigarette.

The cork 77, or other tipping material is supplied in the form of abobbin 78, from which it passes under the paste pot 79, around the pins80, 81, partially around the paste roller 82, from which it is fedbetween the rollers 83, 84, and the free, pasted end is placed over theplate 85, which rests below the end of the cigarette as the latter isheld by the member 73. The paste is taken by a roller 86, from the pastepot and is fed to the roller 82, from which it passes to the cork strip.The cork is fed forward intermittently by the feed rollers 83, 84. Onthe shaft 12 there is a roller S7, which engages in the gear 88 andmoves the latter step by step; and through a chain of gears the severalrollers 86, 82, S3, and 84, are intermittently operated to paste andfeed the cork intermittently.

When the end of the cork is fed over the plate 85, pasted side up, thecigarette is held in the position shown in Fig. 8. The upper knife blade111 moves down to the surface of the cork and the lower knife blade 109comes up and severs a piece of cork from the strip, leaving the severedpiece on the plate where it had been fed, ready to receive thecigarette. The cigarette is then pressed down by the pressing finger 90until it rests partly on the cork which has been severed from the stripand partly on the traveling belt. The member 73 by that time has beenswung out free of the cigarette. When the cigarette is pressed upon thecork the latter partly adheres thereto and the pressing finger 9() isthen raised, when the cigarette, being left free will begin to travelwith the propelling belt, and will carry the cork with it. lt isunderstood that the cork is flush with the end of the cigarette whenthey are united and the cork is of sufficient width to be folded aroundthe cigarette and form an overlapping seam. When the cigarette is forceddown on ,the cork it passes between the guiding fingers 91, which causethe eigarette to be properly positioned laterally in relation to thecork.

The mechanism for operating the member 73 for positioning the cigarettelongitudinally over the cork and for temporarily holding it suspended.is shown more fully in Fig. 9. The arm 97 on the shaft 75 is rocked by alever 93, which latter is rocked 011 its fulcrum 98, by means of a cam96, 0n

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the shaft 12 which engages a roller 95 on the end 94 of the lever. Thespring 99 tends to keep the roller 95 in continual contact with the cam96. In Fig. 8 the member 73 is shown supporting the cigarette while inFigs. 7 and 9 it is shown swung out to let the cigarette pass on.

The means for operating the pressing finger 90 is shown in Figs. 1, 3,4, 5, 9, and 10. The finger 90 is carried on a short arm 100, which isjournaled on a shaft 101', and an arm 102 on the same shaft exert-s itsmovement upon the arm through the interposed spring 103 so that theaction of the finger 90 will be resilient and will not destroy thecigarettes. The shaft 101 is oscillated by means of the segmental gears104, from the shaft 105. The latter is operated by means of a cam 107(see Fig. 3) which is engaged by a roller 106 carried on an arm on theshaft 105, against the action of the spring 108. The lower knife blade109 is carried by the arm 110, which rocks with the shaft 105. The upperknife 111., (see Fig. 3) is carried by an arm 112 which is fulcrumed at113 and the downwardly extending end of the arm carries a roller 115which travels in the groove of the dish cam 116, by which the knife armis-rocked. A spring 117 retains the roller in contact with the cam 116.147e prefer to make both knife blades movable, with a greater movementin the lower than the upper blade.

The cigarettes are fed in a direction preferably at right angles to thedirection of travel of the propelling belt, while the cork is fed in thesame direction as the travel of the belt. The propelling belt preferablytravels continuously and when the mechanism previously described has fedthe cigarette, the pasted cork under the cigarette, and pressed thecigarette to the cork, the latter is resting flat with the cigarette incontact therewith and upon the releasing of the cigarette it immediatelybegins to travel with the belt and is carried through the folder wherethe tip is pressed upon the cigarette, completing the operation rlhepropelling belt is shown more clearly in Figs. 1, 2, 7, and 8. rlhe belt118 is shown continuous and passes around a small idler 119 which isplaced as close as possibleto the cork receiving plate 85, so that thecigarette will contact with the belt when brought down thereon forconsiderable of its length. The belt passes over the table 120, throughthe folderand around a propelling pulley 122; and thence around thetension rollers 123, 124, and to the roller 119 again. The tensionrollers 123, 124, revolve on the arm 128 about the shaft 125 and aspring 127 (see Fig. 1) exerting stress upon the shaft 125 keeps thepropelling belt taut. The belt may be temporarily slackened by turningthe hand wheel 126. The propelling pulley is carried on a shaft129`which is propelled from the shaft 131, through the miter gears 130.The shaft 131 is driven from the shaft 132 which is the shaft to whichthe power is supplied either from the motor 133, or any other source ofpower. The same shaft 132 distributes power to the various othermechanisms through the shaft 4 and the clutch 135 serves to throw themachine on or off.

lhen the cigarette is left free on the belt with the tip partiallyadhering thereto it inimediately begins to travel with the belt until itpasses through the folder and is then discharged in a chute to bedeposited whereever desired. In traveling through the folder thepropelling belt is curved and carries one end of the cork around thecigarette and then curves on the other side, carrying the other end ofthe cork around the cigarette and overlapping the first end; and a platethen engages the cork seam or lap and finally presses it as thecigarette travels, when the cigarette will be fully tipped. The beltafter passing through the folder preferably assumes a flat shape again.

The folders are clearly shown in Figs. 9 and 11 to 19. The folder ispreferably formed of a single base plate 136 upon which are secured asby bolts 137 the front folding plate 138 and the rear folding plate 139,which are constructed somewhat similar to the folders in a cigarettemaking machine. rFhe base 136 of the folder has a gradually formed'groove defined by the walls 140, and the tops of the folder continuethis groove from opposite sides, one behind the other, so as toractsuccessively upon the cork tip ends. The first top plate 138 has a lip141, curving over from the left and it serves to curve the propellingbelt up on one side, carrying with it one end of the cork tip, until thelatter adheres about the cigarette. The curved lip 142 on the top plate139 of the folder then curves up the opposite side of the belt and withit the remaining end of the cork, when the latter will adhere to thecigarette and will slightly overlap the first end to form a seam. Thepropelling belt has been shown slightly narrower than the circumferenceof the cigarette so that it will permit the cork ends to be overlappedwit-hout entering in the seam of the cork. In order to finally press oriron the cork seam to cause a proper closing lap we have provided aplate 143, which is shown secured to the second folder plate 139, andthis plate has a tongue 144 projecting downwardly, with a slightlygrooved end, which extends slightly below the inner surface of thefolder. As the folder finishes the overlapping of the cork this tonguepresses on the cork seam and completes t-he seam by an ironing action.As the cigarettes pass from the folder they are discharged by a chute145 into any desired receptacle from which they are taken and packed.

It will be apparent that a machine of so lnany details may be altered inmany ways without departing from the spirit and scope of our invention.

The machine is automatic in its action. The cigarettes are fed one at atime upon the carrier, when they are conveyed singly to the tipreceiving position when the cork is fed beneath the cigarette end andthe cigarette is pressed. upon the pasted side of the tipping material.The cigarette is then released and is propelled with the cork throughthe folder which folds the tip ends about the cigarette, the belt notonly serving to propel the cigarette through the folder, but also tokeep the tip from being dislodged from its original point of partialadhesion to the cigarette until the tip has been fully applied. Once thecigarette is brought in contact with the tip it continues to travel inone direction until fully'tipped and there are no complicatedreciprocating parts required for applying the tip. The mechanism forsupplying the cigarettes to the carrier is new and effective and themeans for carrying the cigarettes and presenting them properly to thetipping mechanism is also novel and effective.

Though we have carefully described all details of the preferredembodiment of our invention we do not wish to be limited in the scope ofour protection to the same.

Having described our invention what we claim is;

l. In a cigarette tipping machine the combination, of a folder adaptedto wrap the ends of a tip about a cigarette as the latter passestherethrough, a belt adapted to propel the cigarettes through thefolder, a support in juxtaposition to the belt, means for feeding theend of a pasted strip of tipping material over said support, upper andlower cutting blades for severing a piece of the tipping materialtransversely, means for presenting cigarettes successively for tipping,a swinging member adapted to move the end of the cigarette in contactwith th-e upper cutting blade, a pressing finger adapted to press thecigarette upon the severed tip and belt, and guides near the saidsupport, adapted to guide the cigarette laterally as it is fed to thetipping material.

2. In a cigarette tipping machine the combination, of a folder adaptedto wrap the ends of a tip about a cigarette as the latter passestherethrough, a belt adapted to propel the cigarettes through thefolder, a support in juxtaposition to the belt, means for intermittentlyfeeding the end of a pasted strip of tipping material over said support,upper and lower cutting blades for severing a piece of the tippingmaterial transversely, means for presenting cigarettes successively fortipping, a swinging member adapted to move the end of the cigarettes incontact with the upper cutting blade, a pressing finger adapted to pressthe cigarette upon the severed tip and belt, and guides near the saidsupport, adapted to guide the cigarette laterally as it is fed to thetipping material.

5. In a cigarette tipping machine the combination, of a folde' adaptedto wrap the ends of a tip about a cigarette as the latter passestherethrough, a continuously moving belt adapted to propel thecigarettes through said folder, a support in juxtaposition to the belt,means for intermittently feeding the end of a pasted strip of tippingmaterial over said support, an upper cutting blade for severing a pieceof the tipping material t ansverscly, means for presenting cigarettessuccessively for tipping, a swinging member adapted to move the end ofthe cigarettes in contact with the upper cutting blade, a pressinglinger adapted to press the cigarette upon the severed tip and belt, andguides near the said support, adapted to guide the cigarettes laterallyas they are fed to the tipping material.

1l. In a cigarette tipping machine the combination of means for tippingcigarettes, a carrier for presenting the cigarettes successively to thetipping means, comprising a stationary and a movable member adapted tomove the cigarettes along the stationary member and means for feedingcigarettes to the carrier, comprising a hopper and a cut ott' therefor,and a reciprocating lifter adapted to receive the cigarettes singly fromthe hopper and lift them whereby they will be removed therefrom by themovable carrier member and advanced along the stationary carrier member.

ln a cigarette tipping machine the combination of means for tippingcigarettes, a carrier for presenting cigarettes successively fortipping, comprising a stationary member anda reciprocating memberadapted to advance the cigarettes along the stationary member and meansfor feeding cigarettes to the carrier, comprising a hopper and a cut otttherefor and a reciprocating lifter-adapted to receive the cigarettesfrom the hopper and lift them, whereby the movable carrier element willtake under the cigarette upon the reciprocations of the said carriermember and carry the cigarette to the stationary carrier member.

(i. Tn a cigarette tipping machine the combination, of means for tippingcigarettes and a carrier for successively presenting the cigarettes tothe tipping device, comprising a hopper, having an inclined bottomcontinuml exteriorly of the hopper, a cut oli' for the hopper, areciprocating raising member having a groove for receiving the cigaretteas it passes down the hopper bottom, and a guard, said movable carrierelement being adapted to engage under the cigarette as it is raised, toremove it from the raising element.

7. n a cigarette tipping machine the combination, of means for tippingcigarettes and a carrier for successively presenting cigarettes to thetipping device, comprising a movable element, and means for supplyingcigarettes to the carrier, comprising a hopper having an inclined bottomprovided with an aperture, an oscillating agitator adapted to engage thecigarettes through said aperture in the hopper bottom, a cut off nearthe said agitator and a lifter for lifting the cigarettes as they arereleased from the hopper, said movable carrier element being adapt-ed toreceive the cigarettes as they are presented by said lifter.

8. In a cigarette tipping machine the combination, of means for tippingcigarettes and a carrier for successively presenting the cigarettes tothe tipping device, comprising a movable element and means for.supplying cigarettes to the carrier, comprising a hopper and a cut offtherefor, a lifter adapted to; lift the cigarettes as they aredischarged" from the hopper, said movable carrier having a groove toreceive the cigarettes from the lifter and a movable member adapted tobe engaged by the carrier, lying above the carrier groove and adapted toremove any excess cigarettes Which may be fed to the carrier groove.

9. In a cigarette tipping machinge, 'the combination, of means fortipping cigarettes and a carrier for successively presenting cigarettesto the tipping device, comprising a movable element, and means forsupplying cigarettes to the carrier, comprising a hopper and a cut offtherefor, an exterior shelf for receiving the cigarettes as theydischarge from the hopper, a rocking frame having a grooved lifter, thesaid shelf being adapted to discharge the cigarettes in the groove ofthe lifting plate, a guard for the lifting plate, means for rocking saidframe to raise the lifting plate and means operated by the rocking framefor operating the cut oif, said carrier being adapted to take under thecigarette as it is raised by the lifting plate to receive the cigarettetherefrom.

10. In a cigarette tipping machine the combination of means for tippingcigarettes, a supply receptacle and a carrier for successively conveyingcigarettes from the supply to the tipping means, comprising a stationarysupport and a movable element for moving the cigarettes step by stepalong the stationary support and a cam for operating the movable carrierelement, having a plurality of camming projections said movable carriermember having a cam pocket having rectangularly disposed cam facescoperating With said cam to produce a rectangular movement in the saidmovable element whereby the cigarettes Will be moved step by step alongthe stationary support. i

11. In a cigarette tipping machine the combination, of means for tippingcigarettes, a supply receptacle and a carrier for succcssively conveyingcigarettes from the supply to the tipping device, comprising astationary support and a movable element for moving the cigarettes stepby step along the stationary support and a plurality of similar cams foroperating the movable element having a plurality of camming projections,said movable carrier element having means forming a single cam face forone of said cams and a plurality of rectangularly disposed cam facesengaging the other of said cams, to produce a rectangular movement inthe said movable element, whereby the cigarettes Will be moved step bystep along the stationary support.

l2. A cigarette tipping machine com- :prising means for tippingcigarettes, a car- 'rier for conveying the cigarettes to the tippingdevice and a cigarette turning device, comprising means manuallyinitiated and automatically operated, and adapted to turn a cigarette onthe carrier.

13. A cigarette tipping machine comprising means for tipping cigarettes,a carrier for conveying the cigarettes to the tipping device and aturning device, comprising means adapted to be manually initiated and tobe operated by the carrier to turn a cigarette on the carrier.

14.' A cigarette tipping machine comprising means for tippingcigarettes, a carrier for conveying the cigarettes to the tipping deviceand a turning device, comprising means for turning cigarettes as theysuccessively appear in a given position on the carrier, meansautomatically operated by the machine for operating the turning meansand means for manually initiating said turning means.

15. A cigarette tipping machine comprising means for tipping cigarettes,a carrier for conveying the cigarettes to the tipping device and aturning device, comprising means for turning cigarettes as theysuccessively appear in a given position on the carrier, said turningdevice being automatically operated by the carrier and means formanually initiating the operation of the turning device.

1G. A cigarette tipping machine comprising means for tipping cigarettesand means for conveying cigarettes thereto, comprising a stationarysupport and a movable support adapted to advance the cigarettes step bystep along the stationary support and a turning device adapted to turn acigarette on the carrier, said turning device being operated by saidmovable carrier support and means for manually initiating the operationof said turning device.

17. A cigarette tipping machine comprising means for tipping cigarettesand means for conveying cigarettes thereto, and a turning device,comprising a lever adapted 5 to engage a cigarette on the carrier toturn the same, a floating shaft carrying said lever, said lever beingadapted to be tripped by the said carrier and manually operated meansfor moving said shaft to place the 1c said lever into operative relationwith said carrier.

18. A cigarette tipping machine comprising means for tipping cigarettesand means for conveying cigarettes thereto comprising 13 a stationarysupport and a movable support adapted to advance the cigarettes step bystep along the stationary support and a cigarette turning devicecomprising a manually operated shaft carrying a supporting ele- L'oment, a floating shaft carried thereby, a lever carried by the floatingshaft and adapted to turn the cigarettes as they successively appear ata given location on the stationary support, said lever being adapt- 23ed to be rocked by the said movable carrier element when positionedtherefor by the manually operated means.

19. In a cigarette tipping machine the combination of means for Wrappingthe ends of a tip about a ci arette as the latter is propelledtherethroug i, a belt arranged to propel cigarettes through saidwrapplng means, means for feeding tipping material 1n juxtaposition tosaid belt, and means for depositing cigarettes on said belt and tippingmaterial, comprising a stationary supporting member and a movable memberfor moving the cigarettes along the stationary member, a cam arranged tooperate said movable carrier element and cam faces carried by saidmovable carrier element, coperating with said cam whereby said movablecarrier element will be moved rectangularly, the said movable carrierelement being adapted to deposit the cigarettes upon the said belt andtipping materlal upon its downward vertical movement and to withdrawtherefrom upon its horizontal movement.

Signed this 11th day of February, 1910, at the city, county and State ofNew York.

J ULIUS C. DRUCKLIEB. GASPAR SIMON.

lVitnesses:

EDWARD D. C. SPERRY, SHELDON A. DU CRET.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

